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Plastic Film Cooperative Recycling Initiative

Meeting: March 28, 2006

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Cal/EPA headquarters building, Conference Room 230
A toll-free telephone number, (866) 827-6649, pass code 3696358#, is available to listen via one-way conference call.

Meeting Purpose: To develop more detailed work plans through the ongoing collaborative process to implement programs and projects on a statewide basis to increase the collection and recycling of film plastic.

Agenda (print-friendly version, MS Word, 174 KB)

1:00-1:10 Welcome, Housekeeping, & Introductions:  Christine Flowers
1:10—1:40

Project Updates: Christine Flowers/Neal Johnson

    --Ventura County
    --Tulare County
    --Salinas
    --Grocery/retail-PBA
    --OLA (Office of Local Assistance) update
    --Blue Wrap
 

1:40—2:30

Metrics: Christine Flowers/Neal Johnson

1. Overall goal-50% plastic diversion
2. Ag film
    --# of wash lines
    --Jurisdictions w/programs (consolidation points, collection projects)
    --Tons diverted
    --Individual projects (consolidation points, collection projects)
3. Grocery/merchandise bags
    --# of stores with drop off/collection programs
    --# of curbside collection programs
    --# of MRFs (Materials Recovery Facility) that separate and bale film
    --# of drop off locations listed on PlasticBagRecycling.org
    --# of public/private partnership to RRR bags
4. Transportation packaging (stretch wrap)
    --# of warehouses/big box stores/shopping malls that either bale or sandwich bale stretch
    --Tons diverted
    --# with drop off
 

2:30—2:45

Break

2:45—3:30

Review and Discuss Work Plans: Christine Flowers/Neal Johnson

1. Ag film (Adobe PDF, 121 KB)
2. Residential and commercial film (Adobe PDF, 101 KB)
3. Transportation packaging (stretch wrap) (Adobe PDF, 121 KB)
4. Hospital Blue Wrap (Adobe PDF, 103 KB)
      --Fact Sheet:
         Reusable Totes, Blue Wrap Recycling and Composting (Adobe PDF, 539 KB)
 

3:30—3:50

Open Discussion: Christine Flowers/Neal Johnson

3:50-4:00 Adjourn. Next meeting is April 25, 2006

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Last updated: March 24, 2008


Plastic Recycling http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Plastic/
Melissa Vargas, Sustainability: mvargas@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6271
Michelle Marlowe-Lawrence, Compliance: mmarlowe@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6512